HP drabble: The Slow Moon Climbs [Lupin, general]
Title: The Slow Moon Climbs Author: celandineb Character: Remus Lupin (RL/NT references) Rating: general Warning: DH spoilers Summary: Remus finds unexpected freedom. Note: Written for the "Moving On" challenge at lupin100. The title is from Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem "Ulysses," line 55.
Remus John Lupin had always taken the easier path, done whatever would keep his friends happy. His marriage to Nymphadora had been a mistake; he knew that beforehand, but each attempt to extricate himself only trapped him further. When Harry insulted his actions and motives, it was clear that there was no way out until he died.
He hadn't expected death so soon. There was a certain irony to being called back by Harry himself with the Resurrection Stone, and standing there with Lily and James and Sirius. In death, he decided, he would at last choose his own fate.